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Passenger Arrested at IGI Airport with Gold Bar Worth Rs 85.7 Lakh Concealed in Socks
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News18•12-10-2026, 15:45
Passenger Arrested at IGI Airport with Gold Bar Worth Rs 85.7 Lakh Concealed in Socks
- •A passenger arriving from Muscat was intercepted at Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport on October 10.
- •Authorities recovered two rectangular pouches containing gold paste concealed inside the passenger's socks.
- •Extraction of the gold paste yielded a pure gold bar weighing 587 grams with an estimated market value of Rs 85.76 lakh.
- •The passenger admitted to bringing the gold from Dubai to evade customs duty and declaration.
- •The gold was seized under Section 110(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and further investigation is currently underway.
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A passenger arriving from Muscat was intercepted at Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport, resulting in the recovery of a gold bar weighing 587 grams with a market value of Rs 85.76 lakh.
The passenger concealed the gold inside two rectangular pouches containing gold paste hidden within his socks.
The seized gold was confiscated under Section 110(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, after the passenger admitted to bringing it from Dubai to avoid declaration and customs duty payments.